It’s amazing how much history you can hang on the branch of a tree. In 1981, a new tradition of bridging holidays and history was started after first lady Nancy Reagan supported the idea of ...

Anecdotes like these often inspire the design of the White House Christmas Ornament—a festive annual tribute to past presidents and events, conceived during the Reagan administration and managed ...

She also had asked disabled workers to make the ornaments, which featured each U.S. state's official flower. Just when did the White House start having trees? The first documented Christmas tree ...

The official White House Christmas tree stands in its usual place in the ... Ninety-eight Christmas trees, nearly 34,000 ornaments, over 22,000 bells and more than 350 candles were used in the ...

Voice 1: Ninety-eight Christmas trees, more than 142,000 twinkling lights and nearly 34,000 ornaments deck ... Voice 2: The official White House Christmas tree is a 5.6-metre-tall Fraser fir ...